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Reforming the Multilateral System

October 11, 2023
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Chair                          

- Suma Chakrabarti, Chair of ODI Board, United Kingdom

Presenter                    

- N.K. Singh, Chairman, Fifteenth Finance Commission of India; Co-Chair, G20 Expert Group (IEG) on MDBs

Discussants                

- Carolina España, Executive Vice President, CAF - Development Bank of Latin America

- Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

- Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow – Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development, Brookings Institution

- Donald Kaberuka, Former President, African Development Bank (AfDB)

- Vera Songwe, Chair, Liquidity and Sustainability Facility; Co-chair of the High-Level Panel, Finance for Climate Action

- Woochong Um, Managing Director General, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
 

Closing Remarks

- Enrique Garcia, Former President and CEO, CAF - Development Bank of Latin America

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